How to readjust/realign clock spring?

[IM-32-FK]

After replacing my steering wheel r34 gtt, the indicators still stay on after turning. I barely even moved the clock spring, maybe a few degrees up and down. Does anybody know the exact procedure to realign the clock spring? Thanks

[PLYNX]

I think from memory you gently rotate it one way until it stops, then you rotate it in the opposite direction( taking note of the alignment triangles as they pass each other ) counting the number of rotations until  it stops again. Then divide the number by 2 and rotate it back again that number and line up the two triangles and your done.

[IM-32-FK]

7 hours ago, PLYNX said:

I think from memory you gently rotate it one way until it stops, then you rotate it in the opposite direction( taking note of the alignment triangles as they pass each other ) counting the number of rotations until  it stops again. Then divide the number by 2 and rotate it back again that number and line up the two triangles and your done.

I tried that, it didn’t work. It was 5.5 full revolutions from one side to the other. So I spun it 2.75 revolutions and aligned both the arrows. 
does the clock spring have a fuse by any chance?

[PLYNX]

Not that I am aware of ! 

Pin on the top of the clock spring aligned up with he reviving hole in the back of the steering wheel ?

Seems a little strange it not working !

Ive got a R34 auto triptronic steering wheel on my R33 with a R34 auto clock spring in it !

[IM-32-FK]

23 hours ago, PLYNX said:

Not that I am aware of ! 

Pin on the top of the clock spring aligned up with he reviving hole in the back of the steering wheel ?

Seems a little strange it not working !

Ive got a R34 auto triptronic steering wheel on my R33 with a R34 auto clock spring in it !

Bro I went to someone I know and got it sorted for peanuts. Inside the clock spring there is also another green plastic thing you need to align too, and I did not know that.  I was just aligning the black face of the clock spring . I feel like an idiot 

[PLYNX]

Don't beat your self up too much man

As they say you learn something new every day cause I missed that as well ! ! !

[silviaz]

On 11/11/2020 at 12:07 PM, IM-32-FK said:

Bro I went to someone I know and got it sorted for peanuts. Inside the clock spring there is also another green plastic thing you need to align too, and I did not know that.  I was just aligning the black face of the clock spring . I feel like an idiot 

How did they fix it? Writing here just incase I need to do this. I thought you're never supposed to rotate the clockspring because it can brake the wires inside or is this relating to the steering angle sensor?

Edited February 6, 2024 by silviaz